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ABF Named Best in Claims-Loss Prevention for a Record Fourth Time

(FORT SMITH, Ark., April 30, 2008) — For a record fourth time, ABF Freight System, Inc.^®,  has been recognized by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) as the benchmark for claims/loss prevention. The ATA presented ABF with the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award in Long Beach, Calif., during the 2008 Freight Claims and Loss Prevention Annual Conference April 27-29, 2008.

ABF also earned the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award in 2005, 2002 and 2001. This year, for the first time, the ATA recognized both a truckload (TL) and a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier with awards. ABF won the LTL division.

“The Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention is the only national award of its kind in the trucking industry,” said Susan Chandler, executive director of the ATA Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council. “This prestigious award pays homage to the company that set the bar for claims management, loss prevention and damage control and that mastered the art of inspection and investigation; perfected claims filing and process; and eliminated, minimized and recovered loss above and beyond all others.”